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Firms urged to employ jobless Brits
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- 01 July 2011 09:40
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has issued a plea to business to recruit jobless British youths, rather than taking on migrant workers.More than half the new jobs created in the UK over the last year went to foreign nationals, he said.The Government's drive to cut "painfully high" unemployment ...read more
50,000 apprenticeships created in food industry
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- 22 June 2011 10:14
Thousands of new apprenticeships are to be created in the food industry under a drive to attract more young people to the sector, it was announced today.The Government said 50,000 places will be offered, with ministers saying they hoped the move would change the way youngsters felt about working in ...read more
Retail sales "reversal" predicted
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- 16 June 2011 10:01
A sharp reversal in sales will be revealed today after retailers suffered a hangover from the royal wedding, Easter and a run of bank holidays.Sales volumes lifted by 1.1% in April but this better-than-expected performance is likely to have been offset during May as the sector resumes its recent downbeat ...read more
Action urged on "fairer" pay rates
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- 09 June 2011 09:30
The Government was today urged to make pay rates fairer after a new study showed that most people believed the gap between the highest and lowest earners in their workplace was too big.A survey of 2,300 adults showed that four out of five would support Government action to reduce the ...read more
Gap sportwear brand wins "hot retailer" ICSC award
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- 25 May 2011 09:53
Gap's women's sports brand Athleta has been awarded the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC) 2011 "hot retailer" award, an award that recognizes retail concepts that drive consumers into shopping centres around the world.Based on a survey of over 55,000 ICSC members worldwide, Athleta was chosen as one of the ...read more
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